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First congrats on the new owners.. 

While I share a level of angst with allowing the Saudi's own a team in Premier League I have come to realize most of that is wrapped up in my concern of being booted out of the top 4. Therefore, I have to check my motives before placing my ire unto a fanbase or football club. I am also careful to condemn regimes because in the end I will condemn my own. My country (USA) has made war into a sport and has participated in the murder of innocents since our inception. Even with that knowledge I still love my country and believe I am blessed to have been born here. Individuals can still love something and not fully support all the actions of the owners or leaders. 

 

The clutching of pearls that is occurring has made me realize how much subjectivity enters into psyche of man. While bashing Newcastle for selling to the Saudi's the person who is bashing is likely using petrol or an iphone that was produced by the Saudi's or by forced labor. Most people are only moral up to the point of their comfort is assured and not tested. 

 

Anyway... Glad you have come out the other-side with new ownership. 

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3 minutes ago, Sonorapool said:

First congrats on the new owners.. 

While I share a level of angst with allowing the Saudi's own a team in Premier League I have come to realize most of that is wrapped up in my concern of being booted out of the top 4. Therefore, I have to check my motives before placing my ire unto a fanbase or football club. I am also careful to condemn regimes because in the end I will condemn my own. My country (USA) has made war into a sport and has participated in the murder of innocents since our inception. Even with that knowledge I still love my country and believe I am blessed to have been born here. Individuals can still love something and not fully support all the actions of the owners or leaders. 

 

The clutching of pearls that is occurring has made me realize how much subjectivity enters into psyche of man. While bashing Newcastle for selling to the Saudi's the person who is bashing is likely using petrol or an iphone that was produced by the Saudi's or by forced labor. Most people are only moral up to the point of their comfort is assured and not tested. 

 

Anyway... Glad you have come out the other-side with new ownership. 

 

I appreciate the thought and introspection that went into this post. We're all struggling with it too honestly, but have broadly come to the same conclusion.

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37 minutes ago, PaddockLad said:

 

You got rid of it mate?... I know someone who'll have it...

I haven't mate, although Quiff did get dibs first on the previous page :lol:

 

Quiff, it's yours if you want it? You will have to collect it from me on the day though. Don't be intimidated by my handsomeness 

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3 hours ago, Kid Dynamite said:

I haven't mate, although Quiff did get dibs first on the previous page :lol:

 

Quiff, it's yours if you want it? You will have to collect it from me on the day though. Don't be intimidated by my handsomeness 

Get the ticket from my face, err, I mean get it from me face to face, err, I mean at the game. 

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26 minutes ago, ohhh_yeah said:

 

Luke Edwards receiving death threats on the twatter.

 

 

Given who it is from, I'm not sure I'd be too worried, pretty poor taste none-the-less.

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Newcastle may be desperate for glory, but so are others

 

AMID all the hullabaloo about Newcastle United’s takeover by the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund, there was an underlying feeling the club’s fans were entitled to celebrate the transaction because they had waited so long for success. It is true that Newcastle have gone 52 years without any form of silverware, but they are not alone in being an underachieving club. Certainly, nobody should be using the phrase, “they deserve this because they want it so much”, a throwaway rolled-out by TV “talent” shows full of weeping wannabes and hyberbole.

 

For example, in the current Premier League, there are four clubs (Brentford, Brighton, Crystal Palace and Watford) who have never won a single major trophy. Burnley have waited the longest, 61 years since they won the league title. Then there’s West Ham and Wolverhampton Wanderers, who have gone 41 without a trophy on their boardroom table.

 

In Germany, exactly half of the 18-team Bundesliga have never won a trophy, while poor old Hertha Berlin have gone 90 years without a sniff of silverware. It was 1931 when they were last champions of Germany. Among the owners of barren trophy cabinets are RB Leipzig, who despite being in contention for honours, have yet to break their duck.

 

Only four clubs from Italy’s Serie A have never won a cup, but there’s a lot who have been waiting for what must seem like an eternity. Udinese (91 years), Genoa (84), Venezia (80) and Atalanta (58) are all among the most patient of clubs.

 

Nine clubs from La Liga are potless, while Athletic Bilbao have waited the longest among the past winners, some 37 years. Interestingly, seven teams have lifted trophies in the past three seasons from Spain, highlighting their strength in European competition.

 

France, despite the dominance of Paris Saint-Germain, has only five Ligue 1 teams who have never won a bean. Eleven clubs have won something since 2001. Of those that can look back on past glory, Reims have been waiting longest – 30 years.

 

The top 10 most patient clubs

Last trophyYears

Udinese1930 91

Hertha Berlin1931 90

Genoa1937 84

Venezia1941 80

Burnley1960 61

Atalanta1963 58

Newcastle Utd1969 52

Cagliari1970 51

Bologna1974 47

Southampton1976 45

 

https://gameofthepeople.com/2021/10/13/newcastle-may-be-desperate-for-glory-but-so-are-others/

 

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